RWS centerfire rifle cartridges in calibre .308 Win.

As a hunting cartridge the .308 Win. is very suitable for medium-sized game up to medium red deer and wild boar. The strong points of this cartridge are the high universality, the high internal precision and the pleasant shooting behaviour.

Due to its high precision, the .308 Win. is also optimally suitable for sport shooting at long distances.

This cartridge replaced the .30-06 Springfield as ordinance cartridge in the USA and NATO adopted this cartridge as well. As a civil cartridge it was available virtually at the same time.

Apart from its use in repeating rifles, the .308 Win. is also excellent for self-loading rifles.

Velocity

Energy

0m

50m

100m

150m

200m

250m

300m

mE [J]

03424

503009

1002637

1502302

2001997

2501732

3001491

RWS centerfire rifle cartridge with Twin-core-bullet

The twin-core projectile consists of two lead cores with different hardness and a Tombak jacket. The harder tail core has an additional tough Tombak jacket separating it from the softer tip core. The core weight ratio is 50:50. A tail groove at the rear end of the projectile reliably bonds the tail core with the external jacket. A second groove in the front section forms the sharp rim (impact location hair) and is also the specific breaking point for the front jacket of the projectile. This is an important point for the tearing away of the otherwise obstructive projectile flares. This design ensures a straight shot channel for the important exit hole.